Laboratory experiments on desiccation cracking of thin soil layers

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1641-1664

  Nahlawi, H ^a   Kodikara, J K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay; Cracking; Depth; Desiccation; Evolution; Formation; Pattern; Spacing; Thinsoil layers

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE METERS;

CRACKING PATTERNS; CRACKING TESTS; DESICCATION CRACKING; MOISTURE CONTENT MEASUREMENT; SOIL CRACKS; THIN SOIL LAYERS;

SOILS;

CLAY SOIL; CRACKING; DESICCATION; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TEST;

EID: 33751000448     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-005-4894-4     Document Type: Article

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